The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-01-13

LOT tnelr rellef, elIner Dy congress or the Varl-
Gus organizations, should be done at once.
There are thousands disabled from wounds or
| disease who need instant help. There are
such cases in every community, which appeal
strongly TO all who remember their sacrifices
and suferings. He hopes Congress will act
speedily on the various matters before il.
John Rohrer, Riverside, Colo, referring to the
statement by Jefferson Davis that Southern SOL
| diers were starved in Northern prisons, says
very decidedly that snch was not the case. He
saw many of them and they were always better
fed than the Union soldiers who were at the
| front-in very marked contrast to the treatment
received by Union soldiers who fell into the
hands Of the rebels
ID. B. Murray, Co. f, Sd Mo. Cav, Rapid City,
Oak, wishes to know what regiments composed
the Seventh Corps.
Geo. II. Uhler, 93d Pa, Lebanon, Pa, says:
| "Comrade Ogden, 9TH n. j., seems inclined to
| find fault with history as regards the battle of
Williamsburg, May A, 1862. He does not seem
| to improve the matter by his sweeping claim.
Hancock's men may take their own part; i
| merely wish TO say that Peck's Brigade, of
COUGHS Division, of Keyes's (Fourth) Corps, was
there. The brigade was composed of the 55th
| and cd n. Y. and 93d, 9Sth and 102d Pa The
93d lost one line officer and three men killed
and four wounded. i have not the statistics for
the loss in the brigade, but it seems to me that
the loss in the 9Sth was very much heavier"
4 t. VI. ".
Comrade Wallace in regard to taking Fort Ma
hone, in front of Petersburg. He says the Sec
ond Brigade, Second Division, Ninth Corps, was
| the first inside of the rebel works. After they
| drove the rebels out of the fort they followed
them to the second line, and while they were
there some other troops entered the fort, turned
the guns and fired into our own troops before
they could get back to the fort.
G. S. Young Liberty Center, o., In q we'll
written communication, laments that thou
sands of dollars are spent annually to no pur-
| pose, while many of the gallant men who
saved the country at the risk of their lives and
health are now living in penury and probably
supported by public charity.
J. II. Leeman, Captain, Co. c, 9th Ohio Cav,
thinks it is strange that he does not see more
in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE from the CON-
rades of bis regiment. He would be very glad
| if they would furnish sketches of the cam
paigns of that regiment
Asa II. Jones, Co. F, 102d H., North Hen
derson, ILL.,, correcting Comrade Shelton, says
the brigade that captured the four guns at
Resaca was composed Of the 10Th Ind, 10Th
Ohio, 102d, 105th and l29th ILL.,, First Brigade,
Third Division, Twentieth Corps.
Christopher II. Carpenter, Battery ID, LIST r.
i. l.. A, Providence, X. l., replying to a COM
rade who inquired in recent issue of The Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE what battery il was that
held the position on the left of the Hagerstown
pike in front of the bunker Church, says that
it was Battery ID. LIST K. l. Abiding to the
controversy over the name " Iron Brigade" he
says that what they of the First Division, First
Corps, called the Iron Brigade was composed of
the 2d 9th and 7th Wis. and 10Th Ind.
J. c. Griggs, Co. C. nth Ohio Beverly, o, writes
that an organization of the survivors of that
regiment was effected at the last Reunion. To
complete the roster he desires that all old men,
bers of the regiment will send him their names
n nd al1 md oil tl,a ~
those who have died since their muster out of
the service.
Geo. Broughton, Station F. New York city,
wishes all survivors of the I4ith n. Y. to send
him their names and addresses for the purpose
of completing roster of the regiment.
Geo. b. Snively, Co. g, 18th Pa Cav, Green
castle, Pa, wishes some comrade of the 4th n.
Y. Cav. or 9th n. Y. Cav. would give an account
of the raid 10 Gordonsville, where they cap
tured 40 barrels of applejack.
w. o. Hubbell, Captain, Co. c, 18th Kan,
Garden City, Kan, correcting COmrade Stotts,
lst Ark, in regard to the fights at Jenkins's
Ferry and Poison Spring, says it was the 1st
Kan. (colored) instead of the ID that was with
the 18th Iowa. Col. J. NJ Williams was in
command of the list Kan, and by his skillful
manuyering got his regiment out of o very
tight place. He says the regiment lost more
than so killed in the Jenkins's Ferry fight
J. T. Kelley, Bloomington, Neb., as he looks
out of his window and sees the rain and sleet,
is reminded of a night in December % years
ago when he stood guard around Camp Wyck-
life Ky. He says: Il ask myself, would I
stand out in the storm tonight for $l3 per
month. or Sl3 week, or Sl3 night? guess
will let some other fellow try it. i have had
enough of that kind of work" He thinks the
present pension laws do great injustice to many
Of the soldiers who are disabled from the effects
of their hardships and exposure and thinks
there should be radical change Il belong"
he says, " TO q family of five boys and there
were 81 feet of US in the Union army. One
died from the effects of five months stay in
Andersonville Prison, two are crippled for life,
and feel l25 years old from the effects of my
soldering"
Barzllar p. Irons Co. F, 1st N. J. Cav, Toms
River n. j., thinks Comrade Wiles, 10th N. Y.
Cav, must have been far in the rear or he
would have been better informed in regard to
the fight at Brandy Station. He says they
crossed the river before sunrise, capturing
seven rebel pickets before o'clock; before IL
o'clock the LIST n. j. Cav. had lost large num-
| Der killed and wounded
John ii. Ferguson, Sergeant, Co. F, ssth Ind,
Ossian. Ind, describes briefly the part taken by
his regiment in the capture of Lookout Mount
ain and Mission Ridge.
John OCOnnor, Co. ID, 4th u. s. Cav, writes
that he was a member Of Duboiss battery,
which was organized from the 4th U. S. Cav. in
June, 1861, and gives a brief sketch of its part
in the battles of Dug Spring and Wilson's Creek
he thinks his battery was sighted by the many
comrades who have written concerning these
engagements.
Cassandra t. Roos Yasa, Mimi, thinks that
the oldest soldier in the late war was her father
Carl Roos who was born Aug. "a, $500, and is
now over SO years old. He was enrolled Oct. 3,
1851, in Co. ID, Sd Mimi, and discharged Nov
80, 1858, at Little Rock, Ark.
Robert Dork, Co. l. Goth Ohio, Rose Hill,
Iowa, replying to the communication from
Addison White, Co. III, 9TH Ohio, in regard to
the battle of Port Republic, says that Col. Car
roll, of the sth Ohio commanding the Fourth
Brigade Of Gen. Shields's Division, advanced
to Port Republic June 8, 1862, with orders to
burn the bridge spanning the Shenandoah River
near that place, but for some unknown reason
did not succeed. Some time after dark Brig
Gen. Tyler, commanding Third Brigade,
Shields's Division, composed of the 9Th, 9TH,
29th and Goth Ohio, arrived and took COM
mand. During the engagement next day the
Fourth Brigade. Col. Carroll commanding, held
a position on the right and near the river.
The Third Brigade extended TO the bluffs or
spur of Luray Mountain. Gen. Tyler COM
manded during the fight
Geo. Nj. Conner, Battery ii, LIST Ohio. L. A,
White House, o. would inform s. +. Dean,
Martins Ferry, o., that the battle of Port
Republic was fought on the 9Th and 9th of
June, 1862. 1t was not fought by the Eighth
Corps nor any part of it, but by CarrolPs Bril-
gade of Gen. Shio.ds's Division, commanded
| by Gen. Tyler .cd not by Col Carroll. The
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